Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.
📅 Today in History
United States
• 1707 England, Wales &Scotland form UK of Great Britain
• 1867 Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration
Minnesota
• Lester soil became Minnesota’s state soil in 2012.
• The walleye became Minnesota’s official state fish in 1965.
Benton County
• Benton County News began publishing weekly in Foley in August 1932.
• William A. Aitkin served as chairman of Benton County’s first board of commissioners.